Nifty scales lifetime high to end above 9,300, Sensex closes in on 30,000-mark

Mumbai: Benchmark Nifty closed above the 9,300-mark for the first time in its history Tuesday, while the Sensex soared 287 points to a three-week high on widespread buying, spurred by strong results and upbeat global cues.

The 50-share Nifty rallied 88.65 points, or 0.96 percent, to reach its new lifetime closing high of 9,306.60, surpassing the previous record close of 9,265.15 on 5 April.

Intra-day, it surged to 9,309.20, breaking its previous intra-day record of 9,273.90 reached on 5 April.

The BSE 30-share Sensex surged 287 points to end at a three-week high of 29,943.24, after shuttling between 29,961.82 and 29,780.84. The gauge had gained 290.54 points yesterday.

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This is the highest closing for Sensex since 5 April, when it had ended on 29,974.24.

Brokers said a string of strong quarterly earnings, including from index heavyweight RIL, and appreciating rupee accelerated buying activity.

The rupee ended at 64.26 against the dollar, up 18 paise.

Asian shares ended higher following a relief rally in global equities after centrist candidate Emmanuel Macron won the first round of the French presidential election.

"Earnings from both private as well as public sector has shown encouraging signs, lifting banking stocks, while Nifty's surge to 9,300 gave added vigour to market.

European stocks were trading higher, extending previous day's gains, as investors monitored political developments in France ahead of the European Central Bank's policy meeting later in the week. Key indices in France, Germany and UK rose by 0.03 - 0.18 percent.

US markets rallied yesterday as concerns over France's potential exit from the euro currency block eased. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped 216.13 points to close at 20,763.89. The S&P 500 surged 25.46 points to 2,374.15.